After five years of a cold marriage, I can no longer hide the child I secretly gave birth to.

"Sister, I just saw on the hospital's official WeChat account that your father and stepmother came to the hospital looking for you?"

Since Xu Daikui became a veterinarian at the pet hospital, Xie Jia, as her sister, was the first to follow the Pet Home's official WeChat account.

Upon hearing this, Xu Daikui turned on speakerphone, opened the official WeChat account, and saw that the hospital's public relations staff had already uploaded the photos that had been edited out.

In the photo, Xu Jiaojiao is holding her hand, looking very affectionate and showing a deep sisterly bond.

She almost vomited up the leftover food she had eaten the night before.

"They're all fake."

She turned off the photo and said calmly.

Xie Jia was speechless. "Those three are truly beasts in human skin. They have no bottom line when it comes to gaining fame, even putting on this kind of sentimental act. Birds of a feather flock together, ugly people always cause trouble!"

Hearing her merciless complaints, Xu Daikui smiled and said, "Who says otherwise? They even want to take a family photo with me. If it's a funeral portrait, I might consider it."

"Heh, that's true. But with your mean-spirited stepmother, would she really let you into the family photo? Isn't she just trying to kick you out of the Xu family?"

Six years ago, after Xu Daikui moved out of the Xu family home, her stepmother's previous headaches, fevers, heart attacks, and chest tightness all disappeared. Every day, she would flaunt herself in the neighborhood, wearing gold and jade, showing off how happy her family of three was.

That clearly meant that all her physical discomfort was caused by Xu Daikui.

Xie Jia lived in the same neighborhood as them. Her mother was the director of the neighborhood committee. When she heard the news that the Xu family had forced Xu Daikui, an 18-year-old girl who was still in college, out of her home, she immediately complained about it in the neighborhood community.

During that period, Li Xuelan and Xu Guodong felt like their backs were being poked and twisted.

In order to avoid incurring public outrage, Li Xuelan had no choice but to keep a low profile and resume her previous habit of being prone to illness.

Later, after Xie Jia started working, she felt it was unlucky to run into Xu Jiaojiao every day in that neighborhood, so she moved away with her parents.

"They want to be famous, so they have no choice but to act against their conscience."

Xu Daikui then asked Xie Jia seriously, "Jiajia, could you ask Fang Qing to help me investigate someone?"

Fang Qing had Zhou Yanci's resources at his disposal, and he wanted to use his power to investigate someone—something he could do with just a flick of his finger.

Moreover, unless she was desperate and had no one else to turn to, Xu Daikui would not want to trouble Xie Jia.

"Sure, what's up?"

If Fang Qing hadn't also been cursing Zhou Yanci, that scumbag, in front of her, she wouldn't have planned to be with him at all.

After all, the kind of boss you have determines the kind of employees you get.

Her philosophy was that sisters were like hands and feet, and men were like clothes.

A man who is unfaithful to his sister is also her enemy.

"Wang Guang".

"He is the finance director of our pet hospital. Have Fang Qing investigate all his backgrounds for me in detail."

Wang Guang is the only witness who knows about all the shady dealings between Dean Zhao and the Xu family.

As long as she finds his weakness, gets close to him, and obtains evidence from him, she can confidently make a big fuss about this matter, make the imposter the target of public criticism, put Xu Jiaojiao in jail, and give her, the victim, justice.

Did he bully you?

Xie Jia said anxiously, "If anyone dares to sexually harass you at work, just tell me, and I'll have someone beat them to a pulp in no time!"

Xie Jia angrily assured him.

Xu Daikui was deeply moved by these words, her voice hoarse, "No, Jiajia, no one is bullying me, but Wang Guang is very important to me. Please remember to tell Fang Qing to be careful when investigating, and not to alarm him or Zhou Yanci."

Zhou Yanci and Xu Jiaojiao are birds of a feather; they are the same type of people.

They couldn't bear to see her happy and content; they wished she would be stuck in the mud forever, unable to lift her head.

She would no longer be foolish enough to let them take away what belonged to her time and time again.

But if Xie Jia were told the truth about the impersonation, she would probably be bursting with a sense of justice and would storm into the Xu family to question them in no time.

So, we should keep it from her for now.

"No problem, I'll call Fang Qing right now."

...

Before I knew it, it was the weekend, the day to attend the art exhibition.

Early in the morning, Xu Daikui dressed Xu Meng in a beautiful pink princess dress and styled her hair into two cute and playful buns.

Xu Meng's features already combined the best features of both her and Zhou Yanci, and with this makeover, she looked even more delicate and pretty, like an exquisite Barbie doll in a shop window.

Xu Daikui couldn't resist squatting down and giving her a big kiss on her fair face.

Xu Meng returned a few kisses, and then noticed that her mother was wearing that long-forgotten diamond ring.

She couldn't help but point to the ring, a puzzled look in her eyes.

Xu Daikui understood and smiled, "Mengmeng, your father and I are not divorced yet. I will return this to him after the divorce is finalized in a few days."

This was the first time her mother had so frankly mentioned the word "divorce" to her.

She had secretly investigated before, after she learned that she didn't have a father and that her father didn't like her mother. She found out that if the adults didn't like each other anymore, they would get a divorce.

But Mom doesn't seem to like that word. She mentioned it once last year, and Mom was sad for a long time.

But now that she's saying it so openly, it seems she really doesn't like her father anymore.

Xu Meng was overjoyed; her mother would no longer be trapped by that unsuitable man.

She nodded excitedly, then took her hand, and the two headed to the airport.

The two, one big and one small, both wearing trendy sunglasses, attracted a lot of attention as they walked through the airport.

We arrived in Haishi at nine o'clock in the morning.

Upon arriving at the art exhibition, we first went to the registration area to sign in, and the organizers were very welcoming to us.

Because he is also a fan of the little painter's dream.

I never imagined that at only four years old, she could not only draw so skillfully, but also be so clever and adorable.

She was just a bit aloof, looking at him without saying a word.

Seeing that the organizers kept trying to talk to Xu Meng, Xu Daikui didn't want too many people to know that the little painter Meng couldn't speak, fearing it would affect the child's mental health.

So she interrupted the enthusiastic organizer, "Thank you for your interest. I'm going to take Mengmeng to have breakfast now."

Because this is an area where wealthy people gather, not only is breakfast provided, but it is also very luxurious and delicious.

"Okay, okay, please feel free to come to me anytime if you need anything."

"OK."

After exchanging greetings, Xu Daikui led Xu Meng towards the restaurant.

Halfway through the meal, she went to the restroom and told Xu Meng, "Mengmeng, you stay here and eat while you wait for Mommy, okay? I'll be back after I'm done in the restroom."

Xu Meng blinked and nodded emphatically.

After seeing her mother walk away, Xu Meng ate a few bites and then lost her appetite.

"Wow, you must be the little artist! You're so cute! Can I take a picture with you?"

"I want to take a picture too, Mom. Look, she looks like Princess Elsa. When I grow up, I want to marry her..."

"Me too, I want a photo too..."

Seeing a group of people gathering around her, Xu Meng felt a little uncomfortable.

She doesn't like being looked at like a panda.

She bit her lip, then squatted down and quickly ran past the adults under their arms.

Panting heavily from running, as she exited the restaurant, she accidentally bumped into a man's leg at a corner in the corridor.

The man was wearing expensive trousers; his legs were hard, and the impact made her nose sting.

Her eyes instantly welled up with tears as she looked up at the man.

A handsome face came into her blurry vision.